Elena Urioste er en amerikansk fiolinist og kammermusiker, kjent for sine kritikerroste opptredener med ledende orkestre i USA og Europa. Hun har vært solist med blant andre Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra og London Philharmonic Orchestra, og har opptrådt i prestisjetunge konsertsaler som Carnegie Hall og Concertgebouw, samt ved BBC Proms i Royal Albert Hall.
Urioste har samarbeidet med dirigenter som Sir Mark Elder, Yannick Nézet-Séguin og Christoph Eschenbach. Hun er tidligere BBC New Generation Artist (2012–2014) og har mottatt en rekke utmerkelser, blant annet førstepriser i Sphinx- og Sion International Violin Competitions og Royal Philharmonic Societys Inspiration Award i 2020.
Som engasjert kammermusiker er hun grunnlegger og kunstnerisk leder for Chamber Music by the Sea og meddirektør for Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, som ble utnevnt til Associate Ensemble ved Wigmore Hall i 2020. Hun har opptrådt ved festivaler som Marlboro, Ravinia, Verbier og La Jolla, og samarbeidet med musikere som Mitsuko Uchida, Hilary Hahn og Steven Isserlis.
Urioste er utdannet ved Curtis Institute of Music og The Juilliard School. Hun er også medgrunnlegger av Intermission, et initiativ som kombinerer musikk, bevegelse og mindfulness, og er professor i fiolin ved Royal Academy of Music. Hun spiller på en Alessandro Gagliano-fiolin fra Napoli, ca. 1706, og en Nicolas Kittel-bue, begge utlånt gjennom Stradivari Society of Chicago.
Elena Urioste is an American violinist and chamber musician, acclaimed for her performances with leading orchestras across the United States and Europe. She has appeared as a soloist with, among others, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and London Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and the Concertgebouw, as well as the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
Urioste has collaborated with conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Christoph Eschenbach. She is a former BBC New Generation Artist (2012–2014) and has received numerous honours, including first prizes at the Sphinx and Sion International Violin Competitions and the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2020 Inspiration Award.
A dedicated chamber musician, she is the founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music by the Sea and co-director of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, appointed Associate Ensemble at Wigmore Hall in 2020. She has appeared at festivals including Marlboro, Ravinia, Verbier, and La Jolla, and has collaborated with musicians such as Mitsuko Uchida, Hilary Hahn, and Steven Isserlis.
Urioste graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. She is also the co-founder of Intermission, an initiative combining music, movement, and mindfulness, and is Professor of Violin at the Royal Academy of Music. She performs on an Alessandro Gagliano violin, made in Naples around 1706, and a Nicolas Kittel bow, both on loan through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.